This is Mark Bennett, one of four partners at Haatch Ventures, which runs an SEIS (Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme) fund now in its fourth year. How does Haatch approach SEIS investing? What experience is on the team, and how do they use this to win deals and help investee companies grow? In this interview:

0:00 Who are Haatch and what is their SEIS fund?
1:38 Changes to SEIS rules – good or bad?
2:19 Partnering with British Business Bank
3:26 What companies is Haatch looking for?
4:02 How Haatch finds founders it wants to back
5:41 How is the economic environment affecting SEIS investors?
7:44 Investing in Made For Intent (real time analytics for e-commerce sites)
8:30 Investing in Bilrs (digital payments remittance)
9:17 Investing in Slip (digital receipts for retail)
9:45 Investing in Streamkap (database software solutions)
10:34 Investing in Denturly (digital dental solutions)
11:18 How does Haatch get involved with companies after investment?
12:45 What is the exit outlook for SEIS investors?
13:30 How many companies might fail?
14:59 Why invest with Haatch?

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